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Dickerson, Terrance
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Profile written May 31, 2026
This profile reflects positional accountability — this individual held the leadership roles shown during the dates shown, during which the listed deaths or lawsuits occurred. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding of personal culpability for any specific incident.
Tenure Summary
Terrance Dickerson became Warden of Jenkins Facility on January 1, 2024, and holds that post as of the latest GPS records. During his leadership tenure, GPS attributes four deaths to Jenkins Facility. No civil lawsuits name Dickerson as a defendant, though the period saw several legal actions and incident reports tagged to the facility that reflect wider turbulence in the Georgia Department of Corrections.What happened on their watch
All four deaths occurred while Dickerson was warden. On March 3, 2024, Eor Franklin Waggy, 65, died; his record shows cause category 6 in GPS data. On September 17, 2024, James Lee Powell, 72, died under the same category. The following year, on January 9, 2025, Alonzo Wright (age not recorded) was the victim of a homicide — GPS notes attribute his death to “Chest Trauma with a Large Amount of Blood Loss.” A fourth death followed on April 10, 2025: Jason Brent Melton, 41, also logged under cause category 6. No further details about the category-6 deaths are available from GPS records.While Dickerson led Jenkins, GPS intelligence events linked to the facility recorded serious incidents elsewhere in the state system. In December 2024, an intel entry cited allegations that a warden at Smith State Prison was involved in a RICO operation. On March 8, 2026, a gang fight at Wilcox State Prison sent nine people to the hospital. Two weeks later, a federal judge declined to dismiss Buttrum v. Herring, a suit challenging the parole process for juvenile lifers as potential Eighth Amendment violations; the case was tagged to Jenkins though it does not name Dickerson. A Telegram‑relayed allegation dated April 21, 2026, specifically references Jenkins Facility: it describes an older Hispanic inmate found unconscious on his cell floor, an unverified report. Earlier, in May 2025, records note complaints about inhumane conditions — segregation, food denial, and staff absence — at Telfair State Prison, along with a separate report that Jason Palmer was held in segregation at that same facility with similar deprivations. These reports, while not occurring inside Jenkins, illustrate the systemic pressures that marked Dickerson’s wardenship.
Sources
- GPS personnel and death records — tenure timeline and four attributed deaths at Jenkins Facility (Waggy, Powell, Wright, Melton)
- GPS intelligence report #156 — April 21, 2026 allegation of an unconscious inmate at Jenkins; Telegram relay
- GPS intel events — Buttrum v. Herring parole lawsuits (Mar. 17, 2026), Wilcox State Prison gang fight (Mar. 8, 2026), Smith State Prison RICO allegation (Dec. 28, 2024), Telfair State Prison conditions complaints (May 17, 2025)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden (Jenkins Facility) | JENKINS FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → present |
Deaths attributed during tenure
4 people died at facilities under Dickerson, Terrance's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | JASON BRENT MELTON | 41 | JENKINS FACILITY | Warden (Jenkins Facility) |
| 2025-01-09 | Alonzo Wright | — | JENKINS FACILITY | Warden (Jenkins Facility) |
| 2024-09-17 | JAMES LEE POWELL | 72 | JENKINS FACILITY | Warden (Jenkins Facility) |
| 2024-03-03 | EARL FRANKLIN WAGGY | 65 | JENKINS FACILITY | Warden (Jenkins Facility) |
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